Lesson 8 - psychodynamic explanations

Question 1

what is the last psychodynamic aspect of personality to develop

Answer 1

the superego

Question 2

when does the superego develop

Answer 2

at the end of the phallic stage of psychosexual development at 3-6 years old

Question 3

what does the superego do

Answer 3

goals, feelings, aspect of personality, rationality

Question 4

three types of inadequate superego

Answer 4

weak, deviant, over harsh

Question 5

weak superego

Answer 5

supergo is weak due to failure to identify fully with a same sex parent

Question 6

deviant superego

Answer 6

superego is deviant due to identification with a deviant same sex parent

Question 7

over harsh superego

Answer 7

an overhears superego i excessively punitive, the person is crippled by guilt and anxiety. crimes are committed to fulfil unconscious desire for punishment

Question 8

+ evaluation of inadequate superego

Answer 8

+ this theory combines innate drives such as those in the id (nature) and the effects of early experience (nurture)

Question 9

• evaluation of inadequate superego

Answer 9

• lack of falsifiability. id and ego are unconscious and can’t be tested
  -there is no evidence that children raised without a same sex parent offend more than children who do
• if kids raised by deviant parents commit crime it could be due to genetics or learning rather than a deviant superego